Stigmella altella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Ohio and Maine in the United States.

Stigmella altella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. altella
Binomial name
Stigmella altella
(Braun, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula altella Braun, 1914
Mine

The wingspan is 5.6-6.4 mm. There is one generation per year in Ohio, with mines being collected in October and adults emerging the following May and early June.

The larvae feed on Quercus imbricaria and Quercus palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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